RECON: TNO occultation with 342842

Event between (342842) 08YB3 and star GA1180:10871251 with event index number of 2203768

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/12/12 02:23:13 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:49:20.3 +29:44:01
Equinox of date position of star is 19:50:18.2 +29:47:44
Stellar brightness G=15.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 87 degrees from the moon. Moon is 86% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 15.6 AU from the Sun and 16.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 28.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 37 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1417 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11596.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=82.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Diameter=33.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 342842, (2024/12/12 02:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:47.0 +38:48:28  0.0 17.43  97
37Gam Cyg      20:23:07.5 +40:20:16  2.2 12.48  78
PPM 109812     19:50:55.4 +28:30:15  6.2  1.30  87
PPM 109800     19:50:38.0 +29:43:47  8.5  0.09  87
342842         19:50:20.1 +29:47:52 15.3        87
Positions are for equinox of date

This table contains the target star visibility for the RECON network. The observing range has been set to a maximum of 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 6.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 02:23:47 -31.2 Dark Up 32.6 277.9 Up 02:20:12 - 02:27:22 5876
Dunrhomin 02:24:30 -31.5 Dark Up 29.5 285.5 Low 02:20:55 - 02:28:05 5665
Nikitin 02:24:31 -31.5 Dark Up 29.5 285.6 Low 02:20:56 - 02:28:06 5659
CU-SBO 02:24:31 -31.4 Dark Up 29.5 285.6 Low 02:20:56 - 02:28:06 5653
Kelowna 02:23:52 -22.5 Dark Up 40.9 269.4 Up 02:20:17 - 02:27:27 5265
Penticton 02:23:54 -22.4 Dark Up 41.0 269.6 Up 02:20:19 - 02:27:29 5252
Summerland 02:23:54 -22.4 Dark Up 41.1 269.5 Up 02:20:19 - 02:27:29 5249
Peachland 02:23:53 -22.3 Dark Up 41.1 269.3 Up 02:20:18 - 02:27:28 5248
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 02:23:55 -22.5 Dark Up 40.9 270.2 Up 02:20:20 - 02:27:30 5247
Kamloops 02:23:49 -22.1 Dark Up 41.5 268.0 Up 02:20:14 - 02:27:24 5246
Oliver 02:23:55 -22.4 Dark Up 41.0 269.9 Up 02:20:20 - 02:27:30 5242
Okanogan 02:23:58 -22.2 Dark Up 41.0 270.6 Up 02:20:23 - 02:27:33 5217
Brewster 02:23:59 -22.0 Dark Up 41.1 270.7 Up 02:20:24 - 02:27:34 5200
PNWRO 02:24:06 -22.3 Dark Up 40.4 273.2 Up 02:20:31 - 02:27:41 5179
Manson/Chelan 02:24:00 -21.8 Dark Up 41.4 270.7 Up 02:20:25 - 02:27:35 5176
Wenatchee 02:24:01 -21.6 Dark Up 41.5 270.9 Up 02:20:26 - 02:27:36 5153
Ellensburg 02:24:03 -21.3 Dark Up 41.6 271.2 Up 02:20:28 - 02:27:38 5129
Toppenish/White Swan 02:24:05 -21.3 Dark Up 41.5 271.8 Up 02:20:30 - 02:27:40 5116
Yakima 02:24:04 -21.2 Dark Up 41.6 271.5 Up 02:20:29 - 02:27:39 5115
George/Scottsdale 02:24:52 -25.3 Dark Up 32.8 286.2 Up 02:21:17 - 02:28:27 5087
The Dalles 02:24:08 -20.6 Dark Up 42.0 272.0 Up 02:20:33 - 02:27:43 5051
Patrick 02:24:47 -24.0 Dark Up 34.9 284.2 Up 02:21:12 - 02:28:22 5049
Maupin 02:24:09 -20.6 Dark Up 41.9 272.4 Up 02:20:34 - 02:27:44 5042
Victoria 02:23:55 -19.7 Dark Up 43.5 267.6 Up 02:20:20 - 02:27:30 5039
Laughlin/Bullhead City 02:24:47 -23.4 Dark Up 35.4 284.1 Up 02:21:12 - 02:28:22 4999
Bend 02:24:13 -20.2 Dark Up 42.0 273.3 Up 02:20:38 - 02:27:48 4990
Sisters 02:24:12 -20.1 Dark Up 42.2 272.9 Up 02:20:37 - 02:27:47 4985
Lake Havasu City 02:24:50 -23.5 Dark Up 35.0 284.7 Up 02:21:15 - 02:28:25 4984
Oregon Observatory 02:24:14 -20.1 Dark Up 42.1 273.4 Up 02:20:39 - 02:27:49 4977
Cedarville 02:24:23 -20.5 Dark Up 40.9 276.3 Up 02:20:48 - 02:27:58 4955
Beatty 02:24:40 -22.1 Dark Up 37.5 281.8 Up 02:21:05 - 02:28:15 4953
Hawthorne 02:24:34 -21.0 Dark Up 39.3 279.6 Up 02:20:59 - 02:28:09 4918
Yerington 02:24:32 -20.7 Dark Up 39.8 279.0 Up 02:20:57 - 02:28:07 4908
Chiloquin 02:24:18 -19.5 Dark Up 42.3 274.3 Up 02:20:43 - 02:27:53 4905
Klamath Falls 02:24:19 -19.5 Dark Up 42.2 274.7 Up 02:20:44 - 02:27:54 4896
Reno 02:24:30 -20.3 Dark Up 40.4 278.2 Up 02:20:55 - 02:28:05 4895
Yuma 02:24:55 -22.8 Dark Up 34.8 285.8 Up 02:21:20 - 02:28:30 4886
Bishop 02:24:39 -20.9 Dark Up 38.9 280.7 Up 02:21:04 - 02:28:14 4882
Carson City 02:24:31 -20.2 Dark Up 40.3 278.5 Up 02:20:56 - 02:28:06 4881
Gardnerville 02:24:32 -20.2 Dark Up 40.2 278.7 Up 02:20:57 - 02:28:07 4873
Portola 02:24:29 -19.9 Dark Up 40.9 277.6 Up 02:20:54 - 02:28:04 4870
Fall River/Burney 02:24:23 -19.5 Dark Up 41.8 276.0 Up 02:20:48 - 02:27:58 4870
Lee Vining 02:24:36 -20.5 Dark Up 39.6 279.9 Up 02:21:01 - 02:28:11 4867
Gimple 02:24:27 -19.7 Dark Up 41.3 277.1 Up 02:20:52 - 02:28:02 4861
Greenville 02:24:26 -19.6 Dark Up 41.3 277.0 Up 02:20:51 - 02:28:01 4857
Calipatria 02:24:54 -22.2 Dark Up 35.6 285.1 Up 02:21:19 - 02:28:29 4854
Quincy 02:24:28 -19.5 Dark Up 41.3 277.2 Up 02:20:53 - 02:28:03 4849
Idyllwild 02:24:51 -21.4 Dark Up 36.7 284.2 Up 02:21:16 - 02:28:26 4816
Wildwood 02:24:49 -20.0 Dark Up 38.4 283.2 Up 02:21:14 - 02:28:24 4722

Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 342842, (2024/12/12 02:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 17.43  97
37Gam Cyg      20:22:13.7 +40:15:24  2.2 12.48  78
PPM 109812     19:49:54.7 +28:26:23  6.2  1.30  87
PPM 109800     19:49:38.1 +29:39:56  8.5  0.09  87
342842         19:49:20.3 +29:44:01 15.3        87
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 06:04:38 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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